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CASPER SIMON, OF WEST HOBOKEN, AND JULIUS C. DRUCKLIEB, OF MONTCLAIR,

NEW JERSEY.

CIGARETTE-MAKING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 22, 1908.

hollow mouthpiece, although. some features may be used for making theordinary form of cigarette. In a machine of this class, the cartridgefor the cigarette is first formed of paper, and in the Russian form ofcigarette the cartridge is provided with stiff mouthpiece material and apartition at the inner end of the mouthpiece to keep the tobacco fromworking up into the hollow mouthpiece.

In view of the special advantages of our machine for making such a formof cigarette, we will describe the machine as used for that purpose,although it is understood that as to some features it may be used togood advantags to make the ordinary cigarette.

The object of our invention is to provide a machine, the parts of whichwill act positively, the movable parts of which will be actuated from acommon driving shaft a re duction of the parts; more efiicient means forraking the tobacco into the mold; improvements in the mold and knifewhich serve to form the tobacco filler and various other features whichwill appear more fully in the following description of the machine.

Heretofore great trouble has been-experienced in a machine in which thetobacco is formed into a filler the size and shape necessary to be ushedinto a cartridge because of the diificuffies formerly found in a machinefor this purpose, pertaining to the molding and cutting of the fillerand the arrangement used for raking the tobacco into the mold in suchquantities as are necessary and without crowding. It is our object toovercome these difficulties and the parts of our machine for thispurpose are especially important.

Our machine will reduce the number of cams and other mechanicalmovements for operating the various parts, and otherwise increase theefficiency of the machlne.

In the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 is a frontelevation of a machine made in accordance with our invention, in which ahopper for feeding the cartridges has been removed. Fig. 2 is a planview thereof. Fig. 3 is an end elevation taken from the right hand end.Fig. 4 is a front elevation enlarged, of the operatin parts of themachine. Fig. 5 is a vertica section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4with the parts in one position. Fig. 6 is a similar view with the partsin a different position. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the raking means andbelt. Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 88 of Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is alongitudinal section showing the various cam movements. Fig. 10 is aperspective view, partly in section, of a modified form of the feedingand molding mechanism. Fig. 11 is a similar view of the mold in adifferent position. Fig. 12 is an elevation of the carrier and hopper.Fig. 13 is a section taken on the line 1313 of Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is anelevation of the lower end of the hopper. Fig. 15 is a perspective viewof the mold and knife. Fig. 16 is a similar view of the plate whichcarries the same. Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the rake. Fig. 18 isa section through the rake. Fig. 19 is an end elevation of the means forreciprocating the knife blade. Fig. 20 is an end elevation of thecigarette carrier. Fig. 21 is a perspective view of the coupling for therake mechanism, and Fig. 22 is a section through the cigarette carrierand various parts.

The frame of the machine consists primarily, of standards 1 and 2 whichsupport the longitudinal bed 3. From the latter the machine is builtupon uprights, or standards, 4, 5, 6 and 7, and upon these there isprovided a second platform 8.

The principal parts of the machine, and

especially the operating parts, are supported directly by the standardslast referred to, and the power operating the various mechanismsconsists of a shaft 9 which has a journal 10 in the standards 7 and ajournal 11 in the standard 4.

Behind the standards 5 and 6 are similar standards 12 and 13 whichsupport a bed 14 for the purpose of carrying various parts of themachine. The shaft 9 is provided at the left hand end, referring to Fig.1, with a hand or fly wheel 14 and a set of pulleys 15, which latter areadapted to be connected with any source of power. On the opposite sideof the journal 10, we provide a worm cam 16 which has an oblique groove17 for operating the post 18 to move various parts which will appearhereafter. The post 18 is provided with a roller or pintle 19 so thatthe post will be guided freely and smoothly in the groove 17 as the cam16 is revolved on the shaft. The extreme throw of the post 18 is, ofcourse, determined by the groove 17 which extends nearly the width orthe cam 16. There is a platform-consisting of two longitudinal members20 and 21 and a carriage 22 has a mortised engagement with the twomembers 20 and 21 so that the carriage 22 may move longitudinally, aswill appear clearly in Fig. 5, and carry with it certain rods for thepurposes which will appear in the description hereafter. Extendingupwardly from the carriage 22 and preferably at a point above the post18 is an upright 23 which has secured to it near the top a longitudinalrod 24, which latter passes through the standard and is secured thereinby a set screw 25. This rod 24 is of su'lhcient length to entend throughthe upright continuation 26 of the standards where it is journaled bymeans of a thimble 27 and in which it has longitudinal move ment. U11the opposite end or this carriage there is provided a plurality ofuprights 28 and 29 which carry longitudinal rods 30 and 31, the latterbeing shorter than the former,

spaced apart in pre-determined positions for r l tact with the belt 33.

the purpose which will appear hereafter. These rods 30 and 31 areprovided with flanged ends so that the dianeter of their ends will beslightly greater than the diameter of the cigarette cartridge. Theupright plates 26 and 26 form a sort of box for guiding the tobacco on amo'a able belt 33 which latter has projecting over its edges plates 34to prevent the tobaccocarried on the belt 33 from dropping into theworking parts of the machine. The belt 33 is continuous and the tobaccofor making the cigarette is fedon the same and is carried to a positionwhere it will be fed into the mold. The belt runs over the roller 35which is journaled in the plates 26 and 26 with the shaft projectingthrough the plate 26 where it is provided with a ratchet 36.

There is means provided for intermittently moving the belt 33 so that aseach cigarette is filled the belt will be moved forward carrying tobaccoon itstop surface ready to feed the machine with surficient tobacco forthe next succeeding filler. The mechanism for this purpose consists of avertical rod 37 which is journaled on a bracket 38 (Fig. 2 and at theupper end this rod has fulcrumed to it by means of a pin 39, a dog 40which engages the teeth in the ratchet wheel 36 in one direction, sothat as the upper end of this rod moves forward it will engage theroller 35 and thus cause the belt to move to a new position.

An attachment consisting of a pin 41 is secured by a nut 42 so as to actas an adjustment stop for the upper end of the arm 37. By this means thearm 37 may be adjusted so that the dog wiil skip one or more of theteeth in the ratchet 36 at each operation for the purpose of turning theroller 35 for a greater or a less portion of an entire revolution. Themeans for operating this rod 37 consists of a cam 43 which is secured tothe main shaft 9 and the roller 44 on the end of the rod which engagesthe face of the cam 43 and causes the rod to ivot on its fulcrum in theblock 38. Through this action the revolution of the shaft 9 transmitsthe motion to the ratchet wheel 36 and finally to the belt. As a meansfor retaining the roller on the end of the arm 47 in continual contactwith the cam 43, in so far as the pin 41 will allow of it, we provide aspring 45 which is secured to a pin 46 on the arm 37 and to a bracket 47on the frame of the machine.

The belt 33 carries the tobacco forward between the plates 26 and 26"until the belt starts to pass around the roller 35 when the tobacco willcommence to drop down in front of the belt. We provide a hinged guard 48which is hinged between the plates 26 and 26 and which rests against thebelt 33, and a spring 49 which is attached to the pin on which the guardis hinged keeps the upper end of the guard continuously in con- Thepurpose of this guard is to keep the tobacco from following the belt andto guide the tobacco to a proper position into the mold. In front of thebelt and between the plates 26 and 26 there is provided a grate 50 whichis secured in position by a tongue and groove connection 51, and thegrate has vertical bars 52. Tobacco falling from the movable belt willbe maintained in front by the upright bars 52 of this grate.

The mechanism for molding and cutting the filler is disposed below thegrate and belt and the details of which will be described hereafter.

Our improvement for feeding the tobacco to the mold is novel, and wewill here describe the working parts of it.

There is a casing 53 which has a top frame 64 and a lower cap 55. Thereis contained in this casing a spiral spring 56 and a vertical rod 57,the latter carrying on its upper end a rake, and being secured at itslower end by pin 58 to the link 59. The rod 57 extends upwardly to'apoint above the end of the easing 53 and is provided with a sleeve 60for guiding the rod in the casing. Secured to the upper end of this rod57 is a rake, the details of which will be more clearly observable inFigs. 5, 17 and 18. It consists of downwardly extending support or plate61 which mlts a downward action through the rod 57 screw 69.

peated as often as the shaft 9 revolvesand it is secured upon the end ofthe rod 57 and on it is attached a set of super-imposed rakes which areadjustable in their relation to each other. The lower one is secured tothe plate 1 61 by a dovetailed joint 62. Upright pins 63 which passthrough the plate 61 and lower rake 64 are held by nuts 65 and securethe plate and lower rake together. Other rakes 66 and 67 are secured tothese upright pins 63 by means of adjustment screws 68, the rakes havingapertures to receive the upright pins 63. Through the use of such screws68 the two upper rakes may be ad- 'usted in relation to the lower oneand in relation to each other.

There is provided on the top of the frame 54, an adjustable bolt 69which will govern the upward thrust of the plate 61.

The cross pin 75 is held by ears 76 on the standards 5 and 6. On thispin is journaled a bracket 77 which is shown in perspective in Fig. 21.The aperture 78 fits over the pin 75 and the clam 7 9 is secured by abolt 80. On one side of tie pin 75 the bracket is formed into a clamp 81which fits over the casing 53 and is clamped against it by a bolt 82.The entire bracket 77 is formed at the end of a lever 83 which is curvedand provided at its end with a roller 84. This roller engages on theface of the cam 85 which latter is secured on the main driving shaft 9,as will be seen in Fig. 9. As the shaft revolves the irregular surfaceof the cam 85 will cause the lever to rock on its fulcrum, and thuscarry the casing 53 with its attached parts back and forward so that theteeth of the various rakes will pass between the bars 52 of the grateand engage the tobacco as it is fed by the belt 33.

The second action of the rakes is caused as follows: The spring inclosedin the casing 53 exerts an upward movement against the sleeve 60 on therod, and serves to force the rod upward until it contacts with the setThe lower end of the rod 57, as heretofore stated, has connection with alink 59, and this link 59 through the pin is connected with a cam lever71. '1 he latter is fulcrumed to a bracket 72 on the opposite side ofthe machine and has j ournaled to it on its upper edge a roller 73. Thislatter roller engages with the surface of a cam 74, shown in big. 9, sothatyas theirregular surface of the cam 74 revolves, the lever 71 willbe moved downward at each revolution of the cam against the action ofthe spring 56. This causes the rakes to move up and down. The firstposition of these parts is shown in liig. 5. W hen the parts are in thisposition, the lever 83 drops off the cam 85 and carries the rakesforward until they reach a point near the belt 33. The lever 71 thentranswhen the rake will be brought to the lowerposition shown in l ig.6. This action is reis independent of the various other mechanicalmovements of the machine.

The spiral spring 86 surrounds the pin and serves to force the lever 83downwardly and keep the roller 84 in continuous contact with the face ofthe cam.

One form of knife and molding mechanism is shown in Figs. 5, 6, 15 and19. It consists of a reciprocating carrier 87 which is secured to thetop plate 14 of the machine by a miter connection, as is shown in Fig.9, so as to have longitudinal movement backward and forward of themachine. The carrying plate 87 carries with it an under plate 89 onwhich is super-imposed one-half of the mold 90, and above this is acutting knife 91, all of which are secured together by screws 92. Thecutting edge 93 of the knife extends slightly be yond the concave edge94 of the mold and the underplate 89 extends some distance beyond.

the edge of the mold. This concave edge 94 of the mold corresponds insize with onehalf of the circumference of a cigarette filler. The otherhalf of the cigarette mold consists of a flat plate 95 which is securedto the upper plate 96 of the frame, and is provided with a concave edge94, corresponding with the concave edge 94 of the other half of themold. As will be seen in Fig. 5, the under plate 89 extends under theplate 95, and is adapted to remain partly under the same during theentire movement of the carrying plate 87.

As the tobacco is fed by the belt, the rake brings it downbetween thegrate and the guard 48 and forces it on to the plate 89 when the mold isseparated. The carrier 87 is then forced forwardly by means which willbe hereinafter explained, when the tobacco lying on the plate 89 betweenthe two halves of the mold will be pressed together to form a filler forthe cigarette. The carrier will be forced forward until the edges of theconcave sides of the mold come together and by that time the knife edge93 coming in close proximity to the edge of the mold 95 will out off thesurplus tobacco from the top.

As the plate 89 rests in close touch with both halves of the mold, thereis little likelihood of dust or tobacco working between the parts, andif slight particles of dust should get under the plate 95, they willfinally work out upon the movement of the plate 89.

By having the mold 90 tightly secured to the underplate 89 so that bothmove together in close contact with the opposite half of the mold, theefficiency of the machine is greatly increased. 1

The mechanism for operating the carriage 87 is as follows :The lever 97which is disposed substantially vertical, is fulcrumed on a pin 98 to abracket 99 extending outwardly from the uprights or standards. The upperend of this lever is provided with a roller 100 which engages arectangular frame. 101 on .site end of this spring is secured to a partof other end an arm 118 extending forward and connected with a link 119which extends downwardly and is again connected with the rearwardlyextending lever 120. The lever 120 is fulcrumed at 121 (Fig. 4) to aportion of the frame and its rearward end is provided with a roller 122which engages on the face of the cam 123. As the cam 123 revolves on theshaft 9, it rocks the end of the lever 120 and the motion is transmittedthrough the link 119 and arm 118 to the wheel 117. Two pins 124 and 125projecting out from the wheel 117 move between levers 126 and 127 of apair of shears which force open the jaws 128 of the shears. Therearwardly projecting arms of the shears are provided with a spiralspring 129 which draws them together against the action of the wheel117. As the action from the cam 123 is transmitted through the variouslevers, the pins 124 and 125 o erate the shears and cause the jaws ofthe siears to trim the end of the cigarette which is projected out fromone of the grooves of the carrier 107. A vertical lever 130 is fulcrumedon pin 125 and operates another lever 131 which is pivoted to a portionof the hopper by means of a pin 132. On the pin 132 is also carried astirrer 133 which projects through an aperture in the side of thehopper, and is of such a shape'that when it is oscillated on the pin132, it will be forced upward l among the cartridges in the hopper andcontinuously agitate them so that the cartridges will not clog and forma bridge in the hopper. Otherwise the cartridges would occasionally failto fall into the grooves of the carrier. This agitator does away withthe necessity of a person having to continuously agitate the cartridgesin the hopper and it is new in this device.

As the lower edge of the agitator 133 does not move above the side ofthe hopper, there is no likelihood of the cartridges becoming the rearend of the plate 87. The construction of the rectangular frame 101 isclearly shown in Figs. 15 and 16. The lower end of the lever 97 curvesinwardly and is provided with a roller 102 which 0 crates on the face ofa cam 85, so that as the latter cam revolves, the lever 97 will beforced outwardly and against the upper end of the plate 87, forcing itforward at each revolution of the cam 85. The cam 85 is so made that thelever 97 at the upper end will remain in each of its extreme positionsfor a period of time which will regulate the parts in relation to everymovement of the machine for the purposes hereinafter shown. In order tohold the roller 102 in continuous contact with the face of the cam 85,we provide a spiral spring 103 which is secured to a loop 104 at therear end of the rectangular frame, and the oppothe frame in such a wayas to exert a pull upon the rectangular frame against the action of thecam 85.

The cartridges which are made previous to the forming of a cigarette inour machine, are fed from a hopper 105 to longitudinal grooves 106 onthe revoluble carrier 107. This carrier 107 revolves on an axle 107 andmeans are provided for giving an intermittent r0tation to the carrier.

As will be seen in Fig. 13, the cartridges are all laid in one directionin the hopper, dropping down in longitudinal grooves on the carrier whenthey revolve part way around therein and are retained during a portionof a revolution by the guard 108 which is secured to a suita le support109.

Means for intermittently rotating the carrier 107 is also operateddirectly from the shaft 109 and is shown in Figs. 1 and 3. It consistsof a rod 110 which is fulcrumed at its I lower end to a collar 111 onthe end of the l shaft 9, and has pivoted to its upper end a second arm112 which is connected to the crushed between the agitator and thehopper.

In Fig. 12 is illustrated means for disengaging any of the cigaretteswhich may follow the carrier after passing from the shears. In thiscase, the carrier is provided with a plurality of grooves 134 in whichtwo pins 135 projecting downward from the side of the hopper, engage andprevent any cigarettes from following the carrier beyond the pins.

As will be seen in the various views, we have provided in the late 26 anipple 139, l the center of. which a ines with the collar 27 on theplate 26, so that the core of the nipple shaft 107 outside the ratchetwheel 113. The pin 115 which secures the two arms and 112 together,carries on its end a dog 114 which engages in the teeth on the ratchetwheel 113 in one direction. As the collar 1 1 1 l revolves with theshaft, the motion is transmitted through the arms 110 and 112 to the dog114 which engages the ratchet and causes the carrier to move a portionof a revolution.

In Figs. 4, 9, and 20, is shown a roller 136 held by support 137 whichengages the end of the carrier 107 and enters into the holes I 138 so asto'hold the carrier from revolving l will receive the rod 24 as it isplunged forduring the filling of a cigarette. ward. The end of thisnipple is preferably In Figs. 3 and 13, we have illustrated chamferedand projects outwardly from the means for trimming the end of thecigarette plate 26, and is of such a diameter that it after it has beenfilled, and it conslsts of the will receive the cigarette cartridge onthe following :-'Ihe shaft 116 (Fig. 12) project i exterior of it. Therod 24 is adapted to proing from a support on the frame is provided Iject to the end of the nipple at' the extreme on its outer end with awheel 117, and at its 1 thrust.

5 the nipple 139. For forcing the roller against the nipple, we connectit with the cam movement, as will be seen in the various views. Thecurved lever 140 is provided atits lower end with another roller whichengages with j the cam 123, so that as the latter revolves, the roller142 will be thrown out of contact with the nipple. This is the reverseof several of the cam movements. A spring 143 which is attached to lever149 is secured to a stationary part of the frame work and pulls thelever backward and in contact with the ni ple so that the action ofspring causes the ro ler to contact with the nipple and a positive camaction carries it away from it.

The operation of our machine is as follows :A quantity of tobacco isplaced in the first hopper 144 and is gradually fed on the belt 33 inregular quantities. As the belt 33 goes forward, the tobacco is carriedand as the belt 33 travels around the roller 35, the tobacco falls infront of the belt between the grate 50 and the guard 48. The rakemechanism which is in theposition shown in Fig. 5 is forced backwardtoward the belt 33 when the rakes are at their highest position untilthe teeth of the rakes pass between the grate bars 52 and come almost incontact with the belt 33 and guard 48. In doing so, it passes into thetobacco contained in the feed chamber of the machine and as thefurthercam action lowers the rakes, they press the tobacco thus gatheredstraight down into the space between the two halves of the mold and onthe under plate 89. By regulating the movement of the rod 57 and byregulating the distance between the several ra es, the quantity oftobacco forced down by each operation of the rakes may be regu- 'latedaccording to the size of the cigarette which is to be filled at eachoperation of the machine. As an illustration, if a large cigarette is tobe formed and large molds are being used, the rake is adjusted throughthe set screw 69 so as to have extreme movement, and the two rakes 66and 67 are spaced apart so that a greater quantity of tobacco will beforced down by the rakes at each operation. As the belt 33 is movedintermittently by the dog and ratchet mechanism, and as the rake alsomoves intermittently, the feeding of tobacco ceases while the mold ispressing the filler into shape and while the filler is being placed inthe cartridge. After the rake has forced sufficient tobacco between themold parts, the lever 97 through its cam action forces the carriage 87forward and the tobacco between the two halves of the mold will bepressed into shape and size necessary for a cigarette. At the same timethe edge 93 of theknife cuts off all extra tobacco and there is thenprepared a filler sufficient for a single cigarette. A filler thusformed is longer than the space in the cartridge for which it is madeand the surplus of tobacco will be cut off, as will be hereinaftershown. After this operation takes place, the two rods 30 and 31 whichare carried upon the carriage 22 are forced from right to left when theywill enter two of the grooves of the carrier 107 which are presentedopposite to them, and the rod 30 will engage the end of an emptycartridge in one of the grooves of the carrier, and force it forwarduntil it passes over the end of the nipple 139. As it does so, the lever140 moves and the roller 142 impinges against the cartridge and holds iton the end of the nipple. The rod 31 in moving forward, projects thecigarette which has been previously filled, until its end reaches apredetermined distance beyond the end of the carrier 107,'and the jawsof the shears cut off the surplus tobacco. After the cartrid e has beenpresented to the end of the nippl e, the groove cam 16 reverses thedirection of the carriage 22 and forces the rod 24 from left to rightwhen it passes into the space in the mold occupied by the filler andforces the filler through the nipple 139 and into the cigarettecartridge, until the tobacco comes into contact with the mouthpiecepartition in the cartridge, when at this point the roller 142 releasesthe cartridge. A continuation of this action forces the cartridge intoits position in the carrier 107. As the roller 142 is adapted to revolveand as the contact against the cartridge is a spring contact, thecartridge will be released from the gripper when the pressure of the rod24 becomes suficient. After the cigarette has been trimmed and thecarrier 107 is moved, the cigarette will finally pass beyond the guard108 and drop from the carrier into the proper receptacle. If thecartridges in the hopper 105 should bind or form a bridge, the movementof the agitator will stir them up and prevent their clog ing.

In Figs. 10 an 11 is shown a modified form of knife and moldarrangement. In this case, the carrier 87 is provided with an underplate 89, the same as before, and the half 90 of the mold issuper-imposed upon the under plate. The opposite half 90 of the mold,however, has above it the knife 91 with its cutting edge projectingbeyond its concave edge. In this case the carriage 87 carries the half90 of the mold forward and the stationary knife 91 cuts off any surplustobacco through its close contact with the edge of the part .90 of themold. The advantages of this construction are as follows: The ends ofthe grate bars 52 may be brought down in close contact with the edge ofthe knife 91, so that as the mold is broiwht together, the tobacco willnot be crowded out towards the front of the machine and beyond thegrate,

and likewise, by reason of the close connection which may be madebetween the guard 48 and the hat surface of the part 90 or the mold,tobacco is prevented from crowding beyond the guard 48.

The advantages of having a movable portion of the mold attached to amovable under plate are that the two halves of the mold are made toregister more perfectly with each other and with the knife edge 93 andby reason of the close contact between the movable portion of the moldand the under plate, there is less liability to clog from dust gettingunder the movable part or the mold.

When a machine has the movable half of the mold traveling over astationary plate, dust works under the mold and a slight raising of thelatter will prevent a proper registering of the halves of the mold andknife. In our machine where slight dust works between the movable underplate and the stationary half of the mold, it will readily work out uponthe rearward movement of the under plate.

Having described our invention, what we claim is 1. In a cigarette mold,a receptacle for the reception of tobacco and a mold for formingcigarette fillers below the receptacle, a pulley and a belt travelingover the pulley and adapted to feed tobacco to the receptacle, a hingedguard between the belt and mold and forming a portion of the receptacle,having one end resting against the said feeding belt, a spring adaptedto keep said guard in contact with the belt and a grate 50 forminganother wall of said receptacle.

2. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle for tobacco, a belt engagingover a pulley and adapted to feed tobacco to the receptacle, means forintermittently moving the said belt, a mold for forming ci arettefillers placed below the said receptac e, the side of the receptacleopposite the feeding belt consisting of vertical bars and means forengaging the tobacco through the said bars and raking it into the saidmold and means for intermittently operating the said raking means.

3. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle for the reception of tobacco, amold for forming cigarette fillers, below the receptacle, a belt forfeeding tobacco to the rece tacle, vertical bars on the side of thereceptac e opposite the feeding belt, and means for engaging the tobaccothrough said bars, said means being adapted to move vertically and rakethe tobacco into the said mold.

4. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle for tobacco, means for feedingtobacco into the receptacle, a mold for forming cigarette fillers belowthe receptacle, the side of the receptacle opposite the feeding meanshaving vertical bars and means passing in and out of the receptaclebetween the bars and adapted to move vertically in the receptacle andrake the tobacco into the mold.

5. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle for tobacco, means for feedingtobacco into the receptacle, a mold for forming cigarette fillers belowthe receptacle, the side of the receptacle opposite the feeding meansbeing formed of vertical bars, a rake having teeth adapted to projectbetween the said bars and to move in and out of the said receptacle, andmeans for intermittently moving the said rake vertically to force thetobacco into the said mold.

6. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle for the reception of tobacco, amold below the receptacle adapted to form cigarette fillers, one side ofthe receptacle having vertical bars, a rake consisting of series ofsuper-imposed teeth adapted to project between the said bars and intothe receptacle, and means for moving the rake vertically to force thetobacco into the said mold.

7. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle for the reception of tobacco, amold below the receptacle for forming cigarette fillers, vertical barson one side of said receptacle, a rake having series of super-imposedteeth, said series being adjustable in relation to each other, the saidteeth being adapted to engage tobacco in the receptacle, through thesaid bars, and means for moving the said rake vertically to force thetobacco into the said mold.

8. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle for the reception of tobacco,means for feeding tobacco to the receptacle, a mold under the receptacleadapted to form cigarette fillers, vertical bars on one side of the saidreceptacle, a rake comprising a series of superimposed teeth, the saidseries being adjustable in relation to each other and the teeth beingadapted to engage the tobacco in the receptacle, said rake being adaptedto move vertically to rake the tobacco into the saidmold and means foradjustably limiting the vertical movement of said rake.

9. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle for the reception of tobacco, amold below the receptacle and adapted to form cigarette fillers,vertical bars on the side of the said receptacle, a rake having teethprojecting through the bars and moving vertically, said rake havingvertical rods to which is attached a series of super-imposed plateswhich have teeth adapted to project through the bars of the saidreceptacle and means for moving the rake vertically to rake the tobaccointo the said mold.

10. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle, a mold below the receptacleadapted to form cigarette fillers, vertically disposed bars on the sideof the said receptacle, a rake having teeth adapted to project betweenthe bars and supported upon a rod, a casing for the rod and a spiralspring therein adapted to raise the rod vertically and means connectedwith the lower end of the rod adapted to be operated by a cam forintermittently lowering the said rake against the action of the spring.

1 11. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle, a mold below the receptacleadapted to form cigarette fillers, vertically disposed bars on one sideof the receptacle and a rake having teeth adapted to project between thebars, said rake being carried by a rod provided with a casing, a springtherein adapted to force the rod upwardly, a cam operated lever securedto the lower portion of the said rod and adapted to intermittently movethe rod downwardly and a second cam operated lever adapted to move thesaid casing backward and forward whereby the said rake will be proiectedin and out of the said receptacle.

12. In a cigarette machine, a receptacle, a rake having substantially avertical movement for raking the tobacco in the receptacle, the rakebeing carried by a rod provided with a casing, a spring in the casingadapted to force the rod upwardly, a cam operated lever adapted tointermittently force the rod downwardly against the action of thespring, a second cam operated lever journaled upon a shaft and securedto the said casing, said latter lever being adapted to oscillate thecasing and rod, and a spring adapted to keep the last mentioned lever incontact with its cam.

13. In a cigarette machine, a rake for 3 raking the tobacco in thereceptacle, said rake being secured to a rod provided with a casing, aspiral spring in the casing adapted to force the rod upwardly, a linkfulcrumed to the rod, a lever fulcrumed to the said link 4 and adaptedto be operated by a cam, a camoperated lever secured to the said casingand adapted to intermittently oscillate said casing and rod.

14. In a cigarette machine, bed plates 20 4 and 21, a mold for formingcigarette fillers, a revoluble carrier having grooves adapted to alinewith the said mold and separately to receive a cigarette cartridge, apush-rod adapted to force the cartridge to a position near the saidmold, another push-rod adapted to engage a completed cigarette in thesaid revoluble carrier, and another pushrod adapted to force thecontents of the mold into the cigarette cartridge held by the 5revoluble carrier, and a common reciprocating carriage guided betweenbed plates 20 and 2 1 on which said push-rods are mounted.

Signed this 29th day of May, 1907.

CASPER SIMON. JULIUS O. DRUCKLIEB.

Witnesses:

HARRY L. HARRIS, CHARLES G. HENSLEY

